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» 03-02-18, 11:19

thanks so much for all comments

week 05/2018 – 1 february 2018 Night, Joanne

Singles Top40

It’s a good week for new entries, as eight new arrivals made the Top40 this week, and it’s quite incredible to see seven of them making the upper half, including three Top5 debuts. It’s however a bad week when it comes to last weeks new entries, as five of them are already leaving the charts, including “Sick Boy” by The Chainsmokers, “God’s Plan” by Drake” and “Rolling Stone” by Mylene Farmer, who all made the Top30.

The top debut goes to the new project Auri and their debut single “Night 13”, which makes a stellar debut at number one. Auri is a project by Nightwish mastermind Tuomas Holopainen, his wife and singer Johanna Kurkela and fellow Nightwish musician Troy Donockley. It’s already the third successful new project formed by symphonic metal legends, following The Dark Element by Anette Olzon & Jani Liimatainen and My Indigo by Sharon den Adel. “Night 13” got an impressive 115 plays since I’ve discovered it last saturday, making it already the second most played song of the year only behind Leaves’ Eyes’ “Across The Sea”, which dips 1-2 this week after topping the charts for three weeks. Completing the Top3 is Lady Gaga’s latest single. The singer picked “Joanne” as the next release of the album with the same name, and she even released a new piano version for it. With its arrival at number three, it becomes her seventh Top3 arrival in a row and her 23rd hit to reach the Top3 overall, which is an impressive stat as she has collected 29 chart entries in total so far.

Just missing out a Top3 debut is Nina Kraljic. The Croatian singer has picked “Lay You Down” as the next single of her debut album “Samo”, which already came out a year and a half ago. Nina rose to fame with “Lighthouse”, the Croatian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and with “Lay You Down” debuting at #4, it becomes her third song to peak at that position, only “Zaljuljali smo svijet” was able to do better and even topped the charts in late 2016. Following the hits “Get Low” and “Stay”, Zedd has teamed up with Maren Morris and Grey on a new single called “The Middle”, which enters the charts at #13. It’s the highest entry for Maren Morris and Grey, while Zedd already got several higher peaking entries so far. Just two spots below there’s “My Way” by One Bit and Noah Cyrus as another new entry. One Bit never made an entry so far, while it’s already Noah’s sixth chart entry and second highest peaking one. While country superstar Chris Stapleton already got two entries on the album charts last year, he only gets his very first notation on the Singles Charts ever, as he teamed up with Justin Timberlake on his newest release “Say Something”, which arrives at #17. With this, it surpasses the #19 peak of “Filthy” from three weeks ago to become Justin’s highest peaking chart entry ever. Also arriving in the Top20 is “Til I’m Done”, the third single of Paloma Faith’s “The Architect”. It follows-up “Guilty”, which leaves the Top40 this week after eight weeks, making it her longest charting single ever and overall it is her second most successful entry so far. Last but not least, the band DNCE owns the eighth and final new arrival of the week with their new single “Dance”, which makes a rather low entry at #38.

The rest of the best: Kylie’s “Dancing” is down 2-5, followed by Noah Cyrus’ “Again” (4-6). First Aid Kit earn a second Top10 hit as “It’s A Shame” rises 11-7, “Feuer” by Faun drops 3-8, Sigrid’s “Strangers” recovers 10-9 while Bruno Mars and Cardi B close the Top10 with their “Finesse” (6-10).

My Indigo’s “Out Of The Darkness” leaves the Top10 for its first time after six weeks (8-11), but the song goes Gold this week. “Home” by Machine Gun Kelly, X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha (7-12), “Whatever It Takes” by Imagine Dragons (9-14) and “The Champion” by Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris (5-16) are all leaving the Top10 as well. It’s probably an even bigger surprise to see Dua Lipa’s “IDGAF” (14-21) already falling down and Taylor Swift’s “End Game” already dropping 17-28 in her third week. Apart from these drops, it seems to be a good week for The Dark Element, as both of their songs are climbing, with “The Ghost And The Reaper” going up 32-27 and “My Sweet Mystery” recovering 37-31. Last but not least, Marina Kaye’s “Something” goes Platinum this week (34-37). It’s already her fourth song to do so.

The Dark Element’s “My Sweet Mystery” is the biggest climber while Taylor Swift’s “End Game” is the biggest loser this week.

Despite their single losing the top spot on the Singles Top40, Leaves’ Eyes’ “Sign Of The Dragonhead” still spends a third week atop the album charts. First Aid Kit remained strong as well, as their “Ruins” spends a second week at number two. Bringing some change into the Top3 are The Dark Element, as the group rises 7-3 with the self-titled album, which is the first time they’re back in the Top3 this year. The album also goes Platinum this week.

There are three new entries and two re-entries, but none of them made a really big impression. However, all of the new arrivals were still able to enter the upper half, with Sigrid’s “Don’t Kill My Vibe” EP debuting at #6, Trauffer’s “Schnupf, Schnaps + Edelwyss” entering the charts at #8 and Stefflon Don’s “Hurtin’ Me” EP being new at #10. All of these artists never made it onto my album charts so far.

Making the Top10 complete: Camila Cabello’s “Camila” dips 3-4, followed by Rachel Platten’s “Waves” (4-5) which goes Platinum this week, earning her the very first Platinum certification ever. Meghan Patrick’s “Country Music Made Me Do It” is down 5-7, while Lady GaGa’s “Joanne” climbs back up 11-9 as the last entry in the upper half. The lady has a reason to celebrate this week, as “Joanne” gets certified with 2x Platinum, being already her fifth album with a multiple Platinum status.

Halsey’s “hopeless fountain kingdom” (8-11), Fall Out Boy’s “M A N I A” (6-12), the soundtrack for ‘Bright’ (9-13) and Inna’s “Nirvana” (10-15) all fall out of the upper half. As every year since its release four years ago, Anette Olzon makes a re-entry on the album charts early in the year with “Shine” (#14). It’s its 113th charting week and with that and its 7x Platinum status, it’s the longest charting and most successful album ever on my charts to date. The other re-entry goes to Nina Kraljic, as her debut album “Samo” is back at #18 following the release of “Lay You Down”.

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» 06-02-18, 20:16

Originally Posted by Tansike

Never heard of 'Far Cry' so far so i just googled it and the pictures on google look... interesting! What is it about?

Oh yeah definitely, that's a good example. Oh, you really think that name is brilliant? The German name for Noivern is even more interesting: UHaFnir
I hope so too. I thought may the Virtual Console release of the Crystal edition may change things as well but it didn't so far. But to be fair, i'm sooo busy due to work, school and other stuff so i have absolutely no time to play games. I barely have time for myself and if i do, i need to do other stuff or just want to relax by lying in my bed and watching TV... Hm. I think we already talked about this before and i said that this Generation is also my least favorite (or second least, don't have them all in my mind right now ) but that's probably also because i never played it as much as all other Gens. Maybe i should re-visit that one as well one day. I definitely still remember some nice stuff from it.

I'll have to get back to you on that, since I'm not really sure what it's about I haven't watched him play this one much, partially because he plays it on his computer (whereas he'd play Assassin's Creed on the TV.)

The timing of the Crystal Virtual Console release was kind of awkward too, coming so soon after Gold & Silver. If it had been available at the same time as the other two, I definitely would've picked Crystal, but since I just played through Gold a few months ago, it's way too soon to dive into Crystal now (though it's cool that they managed to incorporate the Celebi event into international versions.). Have you gotten hooked on any particular TV shows lately?

Originally Posted by Tansike

Yes, or "Tonight's Not The Only Night". But, "Til I'm Done" is still a great pick after revisiting the track again last week. Fingers crossed for a moderate success.

Yeah I know, so undeserved. "Crybaby" at least made the Top40 iirc and showed some longevity, while "Guilty" failed to enter the UK charts completely. That was quite shocking to me as it's a great song…

Yeah, based on how the first two singles performed (especially poor "Guilty"), I've got my expectations set VERY low for "Til I'm Done" :( It debuted at No. 95 on the latest UK chart, so that's a step in the right direction, at least...

Originally Posted by Tansike

Oh SZA is someone who has been in my mind for a very long time as well. Would you recommend her album? I'm usually not that much into R&B artists so I wasn't sure so far. But people are talking so good about her and the music she's doing.

These are all great picks, especially "Collide", "Shivers" and "Loose Ends", which are all strong album tracks

If you're usually not into R&B/"Neo Soul", her album probably won't do much for you (and, admittedly, isn't really clicking with me either) The clear standout for me is "Prom" - but that track doesn't really represent the sound of the rest of the album at all The rest is much more...slow/chill (though there's definitely emotion in the tracks.) It does feel like a much more honest, vulnerable, revealing album than the kind of "personal" material we sometimes get from poppier acts (which usually just involves super generic/cliché stuff that applies to basically everyone, like "I feel ugly sometimes...")

Glad you agree!

Originally Posted by Tansike

…and now she just dropped an official music video for it I guess we saw it coming Anyways, I've finally heard it, and it's a good pop song, but also kinda cheesy at some points… I put it on my playlist now due to the video release so it should enter my charts next week (not the one which is yet to be revealed for this week)… so let's see how much this may grow on me until then. Her voice sounds a bit different than on her other singles... do you think so too?

The timing of that video release was pretty hilarious, right after our conversation here "Cheesy" is a pretty fair description (such a bubbly poppy love song seems like a really strange fit for what I thought was an edgy adult movie about kinky sex.) I think Hailee sounds like herself in the verses, but I can hear what you're saying during the chorus. She still sounds good enough to have me hooked, though. <3

Originally Posted by Tansike

I'd love that too. Ah, I actually enjoyed both of these songs a lot. By the time of their releases, I even preferred "OMG" to "Havana" And "Crying In The Club" is her most successful chart entry by far on my charts. But listening to the album now, it actually makes sense to leave them off. It's a surprisingly cohesive debut album from her.

I must've blocked out my memory of that Is that still true for "Crying In The Club" now?

Originally Posted by Tansike

Sounds not good at all! But I have to agree with you when it comes to videos overall. 2017 was yet another very weak year when it comes to official videos, there were only a few really good ones. "New Rules" definitely belongs to them, "Bad Liar" and "Symphony" were two other highlights.
But I guess you're enjoying "IDGAF" apart from the video, do you?

I'd definitely put the "Boys" video up there too ;) Eye candy-factor aside, I really loved the diversity of the guys included and the overall sense of playfulness/cheekiness that so perfectly suited the song.

I like it. It's a similar situation to Camila, actually, where almost the whole album is pretty consistently enjoyable for me. The problem in Dua's case is that a lot of the tracks that seem most single-worthy were already released somewhere/attained at least some chart success before "New Rules" exploded. "Hotter Than Hell" and "Last Dance" were never promoted in the US before, and I would've rather seen them push one of those than "IDGAF."

Originally Posted by Tansike

I think "Never Be The Same" may be my favorite Camila track ever now Who would have thought a few weeks ago?

Right on! Although there's a few album tracks that give it pretty stiff competition for me, I'm tempted to call it my favorite single of hers, at least! I do like "Havana", but something about NBTS just resonates with me more. The way she sings (and pronounces) the "nicotINE, heroINE, ,morphINE" part is...different...but in a way that really works for me!

Originally Posted by Tansike

With the upcoming charts (finally to be revealed later today), it will be at 388 points, and it would need 400 points to be certified with Platinum. So theoretically, it's very near to Platinum, but practically I'm not sure if it will reach it, as it may leave the charts very soon…

That seems REALLY close...but yeah, it has to manage to actually stay on the chart to rack up those 12 remaining points.

• Hmmm. This is a very sparse, stripped-down new No. 1. I'm getting "I See Fire" flashbacks a bit In the sense that you're much better at appreciating this kind of more understated, slow-burning track. Basically, it's just too subtle for my "JUST MAKE IT CATCHY!" tastes. ;)
• I need a little more time with the new version of "Joanne", since I just got around to adding it yesterday, but it made a stronger first impression than I expected! It's no surprise that Gaga can nail a ballad, but I figured I'd come away from this version just feeling like "It's nice/sweet/touching, but I'm fine sticking with the original", and it's actually a closer call than that so far. How do the two versions compare for you?
• Lovin' that Top 20 debut for "The Middle." I've gotten hooked on several of Zedd's singles before ("Spectrum", "Clarity", "Stay The Night", "I Want You To Know", "Stay", etc.), and the fact that the video for this one dropped during The Grammys just drilled it even deeper into my brain! Could I see his chart history here?
• "Say Something" is the most palatable of the three Man Of The Woods preview tracks...but I'm definitely in no rush to check out the rest of the album.
• "Til I'm Done" seems to be off to a pretty strong start, given that "Guilty" took a while to even debut before climbing to its No. 17 peak...

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» 08-02-18, 12:03

Originally Posted by phoenix98

I'll have to get back to you on that, since I'm not really sure what it's about I haven't watched him play this one much, partially because he plays it on his computer (whereas he'd play Assassin's Creed on the TV.)

The timing of the Crystal Virtual Console release was kind of awkward too, coming so soon after Gold & Silver. If it had been available at the same time as the other two, I definitely would've picked Crystal, but since I just played through Gold a few months ago, it's way too soon to dive into Crystal now (though it's cool that they managed to incorporate the Celebi event into international versions.). Have you gotten hooked on any particular TV shows lately?

Haha okay, no problem Makes sense, I don’t know if I would watch my partner gaming something on the computer as well…

So true! This release seemed kinda rushed and I got why many fans were angry when this got announced. But it was a clever strategy for them to get more money that way, I guess.
TV shows. Hmm… we just discovered a new show called ‘Atypical’ on Netflix, which is really cool. Other than that, I binge-watched the two seasons of ‘Dirk Gentley’ lately which are awesome, plus I absolutely love ‘Star Trek Discovery’ at the moment. A shame the first season ends in a week Also, I’m loving RuPaul’s Drag Race, though only three seasons are available over here and I watched them 2-3 times already. So as you can see, I’m really into Netflix stuff at the moment Other than that, The Big Bang Theory is always a staple plus a huge guilty pleasure of mine is starting this week (‘Germany’s Next Topmodel ) … what about you?

Originally Posted by phoenix98

Yeah, based on how the first two singles performed (especially poor "Guilty"), I've got my expectations set VERY low for "Til I'm Done" :( It debuted at No. 95 on the latest UK chart, so that's a step in the right direction, at least...

Haha true … I’m still shocked how “Guilty” never did it, so “Til I’m Done” is already more successful!

Originally Posted by phoenix98

If you're usually not into R&B/"Neo Soul", her album probably won't do much for you (and, admittedly, isn't really clicking with me either) The clear standout for me is "Prom" - but that track doesn't really represent the sound of the rest of the album at all The rest is much more...slow/chill (though there's definitely emotion in the tracks.) It does feel like a much more honest, vulnerable, revealing album than the kind of "personal" material we sometimes get from poppier acts (which usually just involves super generic/cliché stuff that applies to basically everyone, like "I feel ugly sometimes...")

Okay, you just convinced me NOT to check the album out! It didn’t click with you isn’t the best sign plus as I said it’s not my favorite genre anyway so I’ll probably not enjoy it. But I really liked her on “What Lovers Do” so that’s also why I thought I may like it. Maybe I’ll try it out during a less busier time of the year (not when it comes to new releases, but life in general…).

Originally Posted by phoenix98

The timing of that video release was pretty hilarious, right after our conversation here "Cheesy" is a pretty fair description (such a bubbly poppy love song seems like a really strange fit for what I thought was an edgy adult movie about kinky sex.) I think Hailee sounds like herself in the verses, but I can hear what you're saying during the chorus. She still sounds good enough to have me hooked, though. <3

I know! We really saw it coming, did we?! :cool: Kinda glad to hear you agree with my statement about “Capital Letters” being cheesy, and I didn’t even mean it in a negative way. But yeah, it’s funny how this and “For You” are ‘bubbly poppy love song’ (what an amazing description from you!) despite the movie being all kinky… Also, she got me hooked as well now!

Originally Posted by phoenix98

I must've blocked out my memory of that Is that still true for "Crying In The Club" now?

Yes, “Crying” is still her most successful song. It had a really good chartrun (22-14-*12*-12-15-18-23-27-34-Out) so it’s still a pretty long way for “Never Be The Same” to match that success.

Originally Posted by phoenix98

I'd definitely put the "Boys" video up there too ;) Eye candy-factor aside, I really loved the diversity of the guys included and the overall sense of playfulness/cheekiness that so perfectly suited the song.

I like it. It's a similar situation to Camila, actually, where almost the whole album is pretty consistently enjoyable for me. The problem in Dua's case is that a lot of the tracks that seem most single-worthy were already released somewhere/attained at least some chart success before "New Rules" exploded. "Hotter Than Hell" and "Last Dance" were never promoted in the US before, and I would've rather seen them push one of those than "IDGAF."

Ah, I know you loved that vid! But you probably also still remember that I didn’t…

Ah makes sense. “Last Dance” is an amazing pick btw, as it’s my favorite song from her apart of “New Rules”

Originally Posted by phoenix98

Right on! Although there's a few album tracks that give it pretty stiff competition for me, I'm tempted to call it my favorite single of hers, at least! I do like "Havana", but something about NBTS just resonates with me more. The way she sings (and pronounces) the "nicotINE, heroINE, ,morphINE" part is...different...but in a way that really works for me!

YAS! Amazing! And I LOVE that you’re mentioning this part of the song. It seems to get a lot of critics, but it’s by far my favorite part of “Never Be The Same” <3

Originally Posted by phoenix98

That seems REALLY close...but yeah, it has to manage to actually stay on the chart to rack up those 12 remaining points.

…now a week later, I think she may get it. I’ve been really into “Waves” again so the chances for “Perfect For You” to say on the chart for a very few more weeks are really there now.

Originally Posted by phoenix98

• Hmmm. This is a very sparse, stripped-down new No. 1. I'm getting "I See Fire" flashbacks a bit In the sense that you're much better at appreciating this kind of more understated, slow-burning track. Basically, it's just too subtle for my "JUST MAKE IT CATCHY!" tastes. ;)
• I need a little more time with the new version of "Joanne", since I just got around to adding it yesterday, but it made a stronger first impression than I expected! It's no surprise that Gaga can nail a ballad, but I figured I'd come away from this version just feeling like "It's nice/sweet/touching, but I'm fine sticking with the original", and it's actually a closer call than that so far. How do the two versions compare for you?
• Lovin' that Top 20 debut for "The Middle." I've gotten hooked on several of Zedd's singles before ("Spectrum", "Clarity", "Stay The Night", "I Want You To Know", "Stay", etc.), and the fact that the video for this one dropped during The Grammys just drilled it even deeper into my brain! Could I see his chart history here?
• "Say Something" is the most palatable of the three Man Of The Woods preview tracks...but I'm definitely in no rush to check out the rest of the album.
• "Til I'm Done" seems to be off to a pretty strong start, given that "Guilty" took a while to even debut before climbing to its No. 17 peak...

Yet another chart that looks good at any time of day, Tansike!

Oh wow, I didn’t even think of “I See Fire” yet despite adoring that track But that’s a very fitting comparison! I know what you mean though, and that’s probably also why I enjoy the second half a bit more (especially starting with the small ‘beat’/whatever it is kicking in during the second verse).
Thanks a lot for checking it out!

I prefer the original/album version by far. The ballad is nice and all, but there’s something missing for me. I get why she decided to release a piano version for it, but the album version has so much more to offer. Anyways, since some people said she’s performing the piano version on her concert, I was looking forward to hearing it that way so this version may grow on me… but… she cancelled the concert this sunday Sorry for the rant and I know it’s not her fault but apart from “Joanne” the song (which is part of my charts so it’s on my playlist), she’s currently blacklisted for me….. I still can’t deal with that cancellation!

Glad you like this entry! I really enjoy the track at the moment and it’s so good to see the sympathetic Maren Morris getting a hit outside the US as well now. Zedd definitely already released some awesome tunes… here’s his discography. A slightly different version to usual as he’s not one of my faves/biggest artists on my charts and therefor he doesn’t have the same ‘Discography’ like the others. Anyways, apart from “Stay”, he has yet to get a really big hit on his own (wouldn’t count “Break Free” to that but it still belongs to his discography…).

I agree on “Say Something”, which is also why it’s already Justin’s highest peaking song ever on my charts! It’s a nice tune. I’m kinda surprised my partner hates it (he’s a big fan of Chris & Justin )
The album is much better than expected and sooo much better than the “The20/20 Experience” messes. Though it’s also far from being a masterpiece. I still need to get a bit more into it, but I’m definitely positively surprised.

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» 08-02-18, 12:08

thanks so much for all comments

week 06/2018 – 8 february 2018 Sorry, we’re doing this My Way

Singles Top40

It’s yet another busy week, as seven new arrivals made the Top40 with three of them making their debut inside the Top10, plus two new entries from a week ago are also able to rise into the Top10, which shakes up the Top10 a lot.

It’s a logical conclusion. Following her first certified hit ever, another big hit and an incredibly successful album, it was time to see Halsey finally getting her very first top hit. “Sorry” is the lucky track, as the singer has released a video for the ballad, which seemed to be a big fan favorite since the release of the album “hopeless fountain kingdom”. Its biggest competition came from One Bit and Noah Cyrus, as their collaboration “My Way” jumps 15-2 to become Noah’s second track to peak at number two – so far! Auri’s “Night 13” closes the Top3 as it dips 1-3.

As mentioned, there are another six debuts on the chart with another two of them making the Top10. Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is finally back with a new single called “Savior”, which makes a great start at #5. It’s still unclear when her second studio album will drop, but from four charting tracks from the expected second album, “Savior” is already the third to make the Top10. It’s also the fourth and highest appearance for the featured Quavo so far. Noah Cyrus not only got her second Top10 with “My Way”, but also her third as she debuts at #8 with her new single “We Are…”. The track only got announced last week and got released this monday. With this arrival, the sister of Miley Cyrus already owns seven chart entries with three of them making the Top10, so it should be time for her debut album to come out. Meanwhile, “We Are…” also features Danish singer MØ, who already has eight chart entries now and also three Top10 hits.

Hailee Steinfeld has yet to release a full-length studio album, but the singer/actress is slowly turning into a very consistent chart force. Following her highest peaking entry ever in form of “Let Me Go”, she arrives at #13 with “Capital Letters”, which is from the upcoming ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ movie soundtrack. A few spots lower is a special song. Despite being released a few months ago and being on a few charts back then due to an iPhone commercial, Sofi Tukker & Co. only arrive at my charts now, as their “Best Friend” debuts at #18. This is due to a new game on UKMix where this song was part of and it got me hooked. Jennifer Lopez is back with a new song sung in English called “Us” and debuts at #30 with it. The seventh and final new entry of the week goes to CHVRCHES, as their “Get Out” is new at #36 as their second notation ever following “Bury It” (#37 in 2016).

The rest of the best: “Across The Sea” by Leaves’ Eyes is down 2-4, Nina Kraljic’s “Lay You Down” slips 4-6, Sigrid’s “Strangers” stays at #9 and “Joanne” by Lady GaGa drops milder than expected following her concert cancellation (3-10). The tenth and final entry goes to Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey, as their “The Middle” jumps 13-7 following its debut a week ago.

While it’s a very good week for Noah Cyrus when it comes to her new tracks “My Way” and “We Are…”, her third charting track “Again” has to leave the Top10 again this week (6-11). But it’s still very impressive to see the song being so high, as it’s charting for 20 weeks now and never left the upper half of the singles charts. “It’s A Shame” by First Aid Kit (7-12), “Feuer” by Faun (8-15), “Dancing” by Kylie (5-16) and “Finesse” by Bruno Mars and Cardi B (10-17) all leave the Top10 as well. Following the album release, Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton rise a bit with “Say Something” (17-14), being a possible first Top10 contender for both artists. While the Super Bowl had a big impact on my weekly chart last year, it’s different this year, as Justin didn’t benefit at all and Carrie Underwood’s “The Champion” – which is #1 on US iTunes since the event – even drops 16-24, leaving the Top20 after a meager three weeks.

One Bit & Noah Cyrus’ “My Way” is the biggest climber, while Sam Smith’s “One Last Song” (25-38) and Troye Sivan’s “My My My!” (26-39) share the title as the biggest losers this week.

Another week with three new entries, and another week with no competition for Leaves’ Eyes. Despite all those new entries lately, none of them were highly anticipated, so Leaves’ Eyes easily spend a fourth week atop the charts with “Sign Of The Dragonhead”, which becomes the longest running number one album since Halsey’s “hopeless fountain kingdom” last summer when it comes to consecutive weeks atop the charts. Their biggest competition was “As She Pleases”, the debut EP by American singer Madison Beer. I only checked this out due to its surprisingly high iTunes positions all over the world, and I got positively surprised, so the EP arrives at a great #2. First Aid Kit’s “Ruins” dips 2-3, followed by The Dark Element’s self-titled album (3-4).

The most known release of last week was obviously “Man Of The Woods”, the latest album by Justin Timberlake. The album arrives at #5. It’s his third chart entry following “The 20/20 Experience” and “The 20/20 Experience – 2 Of 2”, which both failed to get a lot success as they peaked at #10 and #13 respectively, making “Man Of The Woods” already his highest peaking entry so far. The third and final debut belongs to US alternative rocker Awolnation, as their new album “Here Come The Runts” is new at #9.

The rest of the Top10: Rachel Platten’s “Waves” remains strong (5-6), Halsey’s “hopeless fountain kingdom” recovers 11-7 due to the new single, Camila Cabello’s “Camila” falls 4-8 and Meghan Patrick’s “Country Music Made Me Do It” is down 7-10.

Sigrid’s “Don’t Kill My Vibe” EP (6-11) and Trauffer’s “Schnupf, Schnaps + Edelwyss” (8-20) leave the Top10, but are still part of this weeks chart. Lady GaGa’s “Joanne” (#9) and Stefflon Don’s “Hurtin’ Me” EP (#10) also leave the upper half, but they leave the charts completely. As for GaGa, that drastic drop is due to her concert cancellation for the concert which would have been in three days, and it would have been my very first concert by Lady GaGa, so my fan heart is still broken and apart from her most recent single, she’s currently blacklisted from my plays.

There are two new certifications. First, Nina Kraljic’s “Samo” goes Gold this week, as it’s climbing 18-13. Second, Lana Del Rey’s “Lust For Life” still shows a nice longevity (19-16) and finally gets certified with Platinum. It’s her third release to do so following her debut “Born To Die” and its follow-up “Ultraviolence”, while the “Paradise” EP and her third album “Honeymoon” went Gold. Going by points, “Lust For Life” is now Lana’s second most successful album ever.

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» 08-02-18, 15:15

For me is just the opposite - I like 'Get Out' more than 'Best Friend', but everyone has a different taste of music. Nice to see First Aid Kit on chart again, these girls always sound strange in a good way.

I'm probably a bit late with discovering "Best Friends" but it's such a bop

I liked "Get Out" last week, though i'm already over it. Here's hope the album will offer better songs

Originally Posted by Top10

For me is just the opposite - I like 'Get Out' more than 'Best Friend', but everyone has a different taste of music. Nice to see First Aid Kit on chart again, these girls always sound strange in a good way.

That's true "Get Out" is not a weak/bad song, but somehow i'm already over it so i hope their upcoming album will have some tunes that will be able to catch more of my attention. Glad you like Frist Aid Kit - and yes, they do

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» 13-02-18, 19:00

Hey Tansike

It's been a while...but let's sort that out right now.

4 (2) Leaves’ Eyes – Across The Sea

Well, i'm taking part in this months FSC so can Leave's Eyes perform strongly and win some high points from me. I've got to admit i've still got checked this song out. I'm hoping for amazingness, no pressure.

5 (NEW) Iggy Azalea feat. Quavo – Savior

Impressive to see Iggy going into your top 5. I like Savior but i've liked some of her previous songs more.

7 (13) Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – The Middle

Ok, this is low key growing on me much more than i anticipated. I thought it'd drop out of my chart fairly quickly but its been on the climb for three weeks and now on the verge of going top 10.

13 (NEW) Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop – Capital Letters

This is been a bit of a minor success in my chart. Hailee needs to release another pop anthem if she wants to score another Starving style hit in my chart.

OMG Is this a pure co-incidence. Best friend entered my chart last week and is now up to #5 in my latest chart. I'd love to see this become a big hit in your chart too.

30 (NEW) Jennifer Lopez – Us

Not a patch on some of my favourite J-Lo songs like On the floor and Waiting for tonight. It's still an ok song and it did just scrape into my latest top 20. Needless to say, its pretty much set to drop out in my next chart.

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» 13-02-18, 20:15

So true! This release seemed kinda rushed and I got why many fans were angry when this got announced. But it was a clever strategy for them to get more money that way, I guess.

TV shows. Hmm… we just discovered a new show called 'Atypical' on Netflix, which is really cool. Other than that, I binge-watched the two seasons of 'Dirk Gentley' lately which are awesome, plus I absolutely love 'Star Trek Discovery' at the moment. A shame the first season ends in a week Also, I'm loving RuPaul's Drag Race, though only three seasons are available over here and I watched them 2-3 times already. So as you can see, I'm really into Netflix stuff at the moment Other than that, The Big Bang Theory is always a staple plus a huge guilty pleasure of mine is starting this week ('Germany's Next Topmodel ) … what about you?

Yeah, you're probably right about that :( If they had put out Crystal at the same time as the other two, a lot of people would've just bought that version...this way, people had to pick between Gold or Silver if they wanted to play a few months ago, and now they might be tempted to get Crystal as well. Oh well, at least they didn't pull that when they did the VC release of Red, Blue, and Yellow...

Those first two shows you mentioned are brand-new to me, but I did watch the first couple episodes of Discovery with my bf when they first came out (he knows the Star Trek franchise a lot better than I do.) It was a lot darker and more dramatic/intense than I expected Are you a big Star Trek fan overall? What's your favorite Star Trek series? I feel you with the Netflix originals, though! I've seen most/all of Grace And Frankie, Stranger Things, Disjointed, BoJack Horseman, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt...and I think that's it?

Originally Posted by Tansike

Haha true … I'm still shocked how "Guilty" never did it, so "Til I'm Done" is already more successful!

"Guilty" totally should've been another "Picking Up The Pieces" and "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" for her and it looks like "Til I'm Done" is already out of the UK Top 100...

Originally Posted by Tansike

Okay, you just convinced me NOT to check the album out! It didn't click with you isn't the best sign plus as I said it's not my favorite genre anyway so I'll probably not enjoy it. But I really liked her on "What Lovers Do" so that's also why I thought I may like it. Maybe I'll try it out during a less busier time of the year (not when it comes to new releases, but life in general…).

Now I feel like I've betrayed SZA a bit Ctrl definitely has some great stuff to offer...but if R&B/Soul typically doesn't interest you, it's very much an R&B record. It's a bit like Kelly's Meaning Of Life situation in the sense that I wouldn't say I really DISlike it - it's just done in a style that typically doesn't stick with me as much as her pop/rock/dance material (though Ctrl does have stronger highlights for me than Meaning Of Life, but still a handful of tracks that haven't clicked with me even after a few listens.)

Originally Posted by Tansike

I know! We really saw it coming, did we?! :cool: Kinda glad to hear you agree with my statement about "Capital Letters" being cheesy, and I didn't even mean it in a negative way. But yeah, it's funny how this and "For You" are 'bubbly poppy love song' (what an amazing description from you!) despite the movie being all kinky… Also, she got me hooked as well now!

I definitely thought you did - but I'd forgive you anyway ;) That just has me even more happy to learn that you're hooked now! I struggle to find a word better than bubbly, but that chorus is just such perfect bouncy uplighting pop fluff <3 She really ought to be as big as Selena, Demi, Ari, Halsey, etc.

Originally Posted by Tansike

Ah makes sense. "Last Dance" is an amazing pick btw, as it's my favorite song from her apart of "New Rules"

I feel like she could've/should've gotten away with re-releasing "Last Dance" in most places instead of "IDGAF", since I don't think it actually charted...anywhere...during its original release? I don't mind the "Last Dance" video, but she also could've made another one to make it feel more like a "new" single. I like "IDGAF" well enough, but I think LD makes a much stronger impact.

Originally Posted by Tansike

YAS! Amazing! And I LOVE that you're mentioning this part of the song. It seems to get a lot of critics, but it's by far my favorite part of "Never Be The Same" <3

That it does I mean...I KIND of get it, and it reminds me of how people don't like when Britney goes into "Chipmunkney" mode...but I still feel like Camila really pulls it off on NBTS, and it helps make the track more interesting/distinct (in a good way!)

Originally Posted by Tansike

I prefer the original/album version by far. The ballad is nice and all, but there's something missing for me. I get why she decided to release a piano version for it, but the album version has so much more to offer. Anyways, since some people said she's performing the piano version on her concert, I was looking forward to hearing it that way so this version may grow on me… but… she cancelled the concert this sunday Sorry for the rant and I know it's not her fault but apart from "Joanne" the song (which is part of my charts so it's on my playlist), she's currently blacklisted for me….. I still can't deal with that cancellation!

NOoOoOoOoO Aw, damn, that's really heartbreaking! I'm sorry. She completely deserves to be in a time-out for now!

Originally Posted by Tansike

Glad you like this entry! I really enjoy the track at the moment and it's so good to see the sympathetic Maren Morris getting a hit outside the US as well now. Zedd definitely already released some awesome tunes… here's his discography. A slightly different version to usual as he's not one of my faves/biggest artists on my charts and therefor he doesn't have the same 'Discography' like the others. Anyways, apart from "Stay", he has yet to get a really big hit on his own (wouldn't count "Break Free" to that but it still belongs to his discography…).

So "Clarity" and "Stay The Night" didn't do anything for you? It looks like he actually owes Ari and Selena for finally turning you on to him He doesn't seem to have the best longevity either, so hopefully Maren can help him reach the rare 10-week-mark...

Originally Posted by Tansike

The album is much better than expected and sooo much better than the "The20/20 Experience" messes. Though it's also far from being a masterpiece. I still need to get a bit more into it, but I'm definitely positively surprised.

Hmmmm. That does make me slightly more open to giving it a chance. Not next...but maybe sometime in 2018.

o Exciting to see Halsey nab her first-ever No. 1 here! She's only reached the pinnacle of Paulboard with "Colors" (as the lead artist), and although I haven't felt as strongly about any of the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom offerings so far, I'm still feeling tempted to make it my next album addition.
o Speaking of adding songs/albums - I did with both of Noah's latest releases on Friday, and I'm definitely feeling "My Way" more than "We Are..." too!
o When you mentioned Gaga getting blacklisted, I honestly thought that meant "Joanne" would tumble 3-OUT.
o Really pleased to see that Top 20 debut for "Capital Letters." Hopefully it can climb "up baby, up" to your Top 10...
o Glad that "Perfect For You" is still hanging around, but this didn't give it enough points to reach Platinum? I don't think I ever asked exactly how your points system works...

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» 15-02-18, 11:26

Thanks for coming by! And don’t worry, I don’t think it’s been a while… it’s been a much bigger while since I last commented on other charts I hope I can catch up soon!

Originally Posted by JakeP

4 (2) Leaves’ Eyes – Across The Sea

Well, i'm taking part in this months FSC so can Leave's Eyes perform strongly and win some high points from me. I've got to admit i've still got checked this song out. I'm hoping for amazingness, no pressure.

I’m not sure if you will enjoy that song because it’s the symphonic metal genre, so typical Tansike stuff But I’m excited to see the results soon.

Originally Posted by JakeP

5 (NEW) Iggy Azalea feat. Quavo – Savior

Impressive to see Iggy going into your top 5. I like Savior but i've liked some of her previous songs more.

It was an instant hit for me, though I’m already more over it than I first expected. It’s still better than “Switch” or “Mo Bounce”.

Originally Posted by JakeP

7 (13) Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – The Middle

Ok, this is low key growing on me much more than i anticipated. I thought it'd drop out of my chart fairly quickly but its been on the climb for three weeks and now on the verge of going top 10.

Great news! That’s amazing… and it’s actually a similar case with me, as I also like it much more than I thought I would do, as it’s basically “Stay” 2.0 and I wasn’t blown away at first…

Originally Posted by JakeP

13 (NEW) Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop – Capital Letters

This is been a bit of a minor success in my chart. Hailee needs to release another pop anthem if she wants to score another Starving style hit in my chart.

Hopefully this will grow on you. I wasn’t a fan at first but with time I enjoyed this enough for that #13 debut, and last week it grew on me massively!

OMG Is this a pure co-incidence. Best friend entered my chart last week and is now up to #5 in my latest chart. I'd love to see this become a big hit in your chart too.

Wow, what a nice surprise!!
How did you discover it? I’m part of a new game on UKMix (UKMixtape) and this was chosen from another member there so that’s how I discovered it and it’s so freaking catchy! I even like the Jimmy Fallon performance more than the studio version. So fun and easy to listen to. Not sure how big this will end up but so far it’s definitely a moderate hit.

Originally Posted by JakeP

30 (NEW) Jennifer Lopez – Us

Not a patch on some of my favourite J-Lo songs like On the floor and Waiting for tonight. It's still an ok song and it did just scrape into my latest top 20. Needless to say, its pretty much set to drop out in my next chart.

Same here :(

Originally Posted by stevyy

nice top 5 debut for Justin. I hope you will discover and play some of the songs more.

I hope so too! So far i'm really enjoying it much more than i thought i would

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» 15-02-18, 11:31

Originally Posted by phoenix98

Yeah, you're probably right about that :( If they had put out Crystal at the same time as the other two, a lot of people would've just bought that version...this way, people had to pick between Gold or Silver if they wanted to play a few months ago, and now they might be tempted to get Crystal as well. Oh well, at least they didn't pull that when they did the VC release of Red, Blue, and Yellow...

Those first two shows you mentioned are brand-new to me, but I did watch the first couple episodes of Discovery with my bf when they first came out (he knows the Star Trek franchise a lot better than I do.) It was a lot darker and more dramatic/intense than I expected Are you a big Star Trek fan overall? What's your favorite Star Trek series? I feel you with the Netflix originals, though! I've seen most/all of Grace And Frankie, Stranger Things, Disjointed, BoJack Horseman, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt...and I think that's it?

What do you mean there? Did Yellow ever came out? I’m sorry but I don’t remember that at all… #flopfan

Haha no, I never watched Star Trek in my life, though I obviously know what it’s about and also know some of the characters there. So Discovery is the first thing I’m watching from Star Trek and I was blown away by a few episodes. This weeks season finale was quite disappointing though.
Aw, I forgot to mention Stranger Things. I binge-watched season two on the sunday after it came out and LOVED it. Also know BoJack Horseman, but never watched it. Already thought about watching Grace and Frankie… there’s actually a lot of nice things on there. That’s so cool, it’s basically impossible to get bored these days

Originally Posted by phoenix98

"Guilty" totally should've been another "Picking Up The Pieces" and "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" for her and it looks like "Til I'm Done" is already out of the UK Top 100...

Agree! Oh, really? A shame, I thought it may become a bigger hit than that…

Originally Posted by phoenix98

Now I feel like I've betrayed SZA a bit Ctrl definitely has some great stuff to offer...but if R&B/Soul typically doesn't interest you, it's very much an R&B record. It's a bit like Kelly's Meaning Of Life situation in the sense that I wouldn't say I really DISlike it - it's just done in a style that typically doesn't stick with me as much as her pop/rock/dance material (though Ctrl does have stronger highlights for me than Meaning Of Life, but still a handful of tracks that haven't clicked with me even after a few listens.)

Well, since I’m not the biggest fan of “Meaning Of Life”, this also speaks against checking “Ctrl” out As I said, maybe I’ll check it out in a less busier time, though I think that won’t happen anymore. Maybe I’ll check out her next album if it does come out this year or so, so it’ll be ‘fresh’.

Originally Posted by phoenix98

I definitely thought you did - but I'd forgive you anyway ;) That just has me even more happy to learn that you're hooked now! I struggle to find a word better than bubbly, but that chorus is just such perfect bouncy uplighting pop fluff <3 She really ought to be as big as Selena, Demi, Ari, Halsey, etc.

‘bubbly’ is a very fitting word to describe the song as well, and it really grew on me last week, so you’ll be very pleased with its position on the upcoming chart, as there’s definitely something to celebrate Hmm not sure about that, at least not yet… I admit she already released several bops but not as many as Selena, Demi or Ari. Let’s see how her first full-length album will be… I just hope it will be out soon. Now seems to be a perfect time with “Let Me Go” being a little hit in some countries and “Capital Letters” becoming quite a hit as well due to the ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ movie.

Originally Posted by phoenix98

I feel like she could've/should've gotten away with re-releasing "Last Dance" in most places instead of "IDGAF", since I don't think it actually charted...anywhere...during its original release? I don't mind the "Last Dance" video, but she also could've made another one to make it feel more like a "new" single. I like "IDGAF" well enough, but I think LD makes a much stronger impact.

Definitely! And yes, I think it only charted in the UK… let me check… oh, it really didn’t chart anywhere, not even in the UK! What a wasted opportunity then
Maybe she will re-release it after “IDGAF” since that one is becoming a hit as well for her now.

Originally Posted by phoenix98

That it does I mean...I KIND of get it, and it reminds me of how people don't like when Britney goes into "Chipmunkney" mode...but I still feel like Camila really pulls it off on NBTS, and it helps make the track more interesting/distinct (in a good way!)

I definitely agree on this!

Originally Posted by phoenix98

NOoOoOoOoO Aw, damn, that's really heartbreaking! I'm sorry. She completely deserves to be in a time-out for now!

Yeah. She’s my second most favorite solo-artist, and was on the edge to become even THE most favorite artist for me, and this would have been my first concert with her and should have been the first concert with my partner, so there are similar things which makes this cancellation quite bitter for me. Also, we already tried to attend Ariana’s concert, and Gaga’s concert already got postponed once, so three tries and all of them failed, it looks like something doesn’t want me to attend a concert with my partner
My next concert may be Evanescence or Imagine Dragons, but I’ll probably go alone to Evanescence and already asked my Mom for the ID one… if I would have known about that earlier, I would have wanted to go with my partner sooo bad

Originally Posted by phoenix98

So "Clarity" and "Stay The Night" didn't do anything for you? It looks like he actually owes Ari and Selena for finally turning you on to him He doesn't seem to have the best longevity either, so hopefully Maren can help him reach the rare 10-week-mark...

Yes and no…. back when they originally came out, they didn’t do enough for me to let them onto my chart, but I know they existed. With time, I started to like them more and now I think it’s actually sad they never made it onto my chart, as they both are nice songs, especially “Stay The Night”. But as you say, “Break Free” really was the main reason why I got to know Zedd.
As for “The Middle”, so far it’s looking good. I really enjoyed “Stay” after a while and “The Middle” is currently on a similar level, so it may be possible for him to get another certified hit with it. Depends on its longevity, of course. Maybe I’ll be over it in two weeks, but right now I don’t see that.
Does he have a stronger discography on your charts?

Originally Posted by phoenix98

Hmmmm. That does make me slightly more open to giving it a chance. Not next...but maybe sometime in 2018.

that’s okay! It’s still not a masterpiece of course, but I think it doesn’t deserve the bad critics it gets. So I guess you weren’t that much into the “20/20” albums?

Originally Posted by phoenix98

…
o Exciting to see Halsey nab her first-ever No. 1 here! She's only reached the pinnacle of Paulboard with "Colors" (as the lead artist), and although I haven't felt as strongly about any of the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom offerings so far, I'm still feeling tempted to make it my next album addition.
o Speaking of adding songs/albums - I did with both of Noah's latest releases on Friday, and I'm definitely feeling "My Way" more than "We Are..." too!
o When you mentioned Gaga getting blacklisted, I honestly thought that meant "Joanne" would tumble 3-OUT.
o Really pleased to see that Top 20 debut for "Capital Letters." Hopefully it can climb "up baby, up" to your Top 10...
o Glad that "Perfect For You" is still hanging around, but this didn't give it enough points to reach Platinum? I don't think I ever asked exactly how your points system works...

Yet another chart with no reason to apologize, Tansike!

Oooohh I would absolutely LOVE it when “hopeless fountain kingdom” may be your next album addition! Also, “Colors” is a great track, so a deserved #1 hit on your chart for Halsey

YASSS. “My Way” is so incredibly catchy, I love it! “We Are…” also grew on me, though I was hoping for a stronger track considering the feature.

I was thinking about that to be honest But yeah, it didn’t happen. But she’ll have a big drop this week, not only because of the cancellation, but also because I think the piano version is actually very boring and I keep on skipping it…

It will climb…

My points system is actually very easy… a weekly #1 gets 40 points, #2 gets 39 points and so on, down to #40 getting one point. This may be a bit unfair sometimes (like a #2 scoring nearly as much as a #1 despite me maybe liking the #1 much more etc.) but it’s the easiest way for me to give out points and certifications. Also, “Perfect For You” hang on longer than expected, also because I keep on spinning the album and I keep on loving it, especially the first half… so, maybe Rachel will have something to celebrate very soon – who knows?

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» 15-02-18, 11:46

Didn't know baby Cyrus had another song out. Checked this out.....MUCH better then her previous attempts tbh .

Oh really? That's nice to hear, as i know you weren't a big fan of her previous songs. "We Are" is definitely a fun pop track, so i'm glad you enjoyed it!

Originally Posted by SummerPeur

4 (2) Leaves’ Eyes – Across The Sea

Looked into this one as well, since it managed to get a few weeks @ number one! Was again a bit to 'heavy' for me . Though I didn't hate it.

Thanks for checking it out and i'm obviously not surprised that you're not loving it, but at least you're also not hating it

Originally Posted by SummerPeur

5 (NEW) Iggy Azalea feat. Quavo – Savior

Great to see this debut @ #5!!! One of the best releases in 2018 so far (apart from Dancing ).

It had a strong first week and i enjoyed it a lot. Let's hope she'll finally released that damn album...

Originally Posted by SummerPeur

16 (5) Kylie – Dancing
Chart Run: *2*-5-16- / 3w

Sis.....this drop . Though I'm glad to see you gave it a chance and that #2 debut.

I knew you wouldn't like that drop and the upcoming week doesn't look much better tbh But yeah, it had a fantastic start and to be fair i'm still just a casual listener when it comes to Kylie, so she's far from a hitmaker on my chart.

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» 15-02-18, 11:47

thanks so much for all comments

week 07/2018 – 15 february 2018 writing History My Way

Singles Top40

It was about time! Noah Cyrus earns her first number one single ever, as her “My Way” alongside One Bit climbs 2-1 in its third week. It’s not only Noah’s first number one, but also One Bit’s first chart topper (and only chart entry so far). Noah already got a huge hit last year with “Again”, which drops 11-15 this week, which is its lowest position ever in its 21-weeks-chartrun. As if this isn’t already enough to celebrate, her “We Are…” featuring MØ rises 8-4, becoming a third Top5 hit for Miley Cyrus’ little sister.

Out of six debuts in the Top40, three of them made the Top10, with one of them doing so last minute. The highest arrival goes to Marshmello, as he teamed up with Anne-Marie on “Friends”, which is new at #5. It’s his second chart entry following the Selena Gomez collaboration “Wolves”, which hit number one last year, while Anne-Marie already got five entries on her own prior “Friends”, but the new track is only her third Top5 hit. Finnish singer and former UK X-Factor contestant Saara Aalto has the first entry from this years Eurovision Song Contest season, or at least a possible entry. The singer was already chosen to represent Finland on this years contest, and the public will decide between three songs, with “Monsters” being the first revealed one of these three. It debuts at #9 after only discovering it on Monday. From an upcoming ESC artist to the winner from 2013s contest… Danish singer-songwriter Emmelie de Forest is finally back! The singer just released a new mini album called “History”, and its title track becomes her seventh Top10 hit at #10. The previous single “Sanctuary” also returns to #18 this week.

All other new entries are a bit lower on the chart. Following the surprise success with “As She Pleases” on the album charts, Madison Beer also gets her very first notation on the singles charts now, as “Dead” arrives at #20. It took him some time, but James Bay is finally back with new music in form of “Wild Love”, which becomes his third chart entry ever at #32. Last but not least, Calvin Harris owns the sixth and final new entry as his latest output “Nuh Ready Nuh Ready” featuring PartyNextDoor just made it to #40.

The rest of the best: Halsey’s “Sorry” dips 1-2, followed by Hailee Steinfeld, who gets her very first Top3 hit as “Capital Letters” jumps 13-3. Leaves’ Eyes’ “Across The Sea” is down 4-6 while Nina Kraljic’s “Lay You Down” (6-7) and Zedd’s, Maren Morris’ & Grey’s “The Middle” (7-8) both slip one spot each.

Due to these changes in the Top10, there are obviously a few songs that have to leave that part of the charts, and most of them are doing so with a quite big drop. Iggy Azalea’s “Savior” falls 5-11, though it has the smallest drops of them all. Auri’s former top hit “Night 13” already decreases 3-12 only in its third week, while Sigrid’s “Strangers” goes down 9-16 after six consecutive weeks in the Top10. As if these drops aren’t big enough, the biggest one goes to Lady Gaga, who tumbles down 10-27 with “Joanne”.

What else is happening that’s worth a mention this week? First of all, there’s only one new certification on both charts, and the lucky one is Rachel Platten, who scores her very first Platinum certified song ever with “Perfect For You” (35-34). This makes the current era a nearly perfect one, as the album “Waves” also earned her the very first Platinum certified album, plus the previous single “Broken Glass” already became her first Gold certified single a few weeks ago. Other than that, Sofi Tukker’s “Best Friend” reaches a new peak this week by climbing 18-13, The Dark Element keep on rising again as “My Sweet Mystery” (28-21) and “The Ghost And The Reaper” (25-22) are about to enter the upper half again, with “Dead To Me” making a re-entry at #35, and last but not least, some big hits like Machine Gun Kelly’s & Co.’s “Home” (20-29) or My Indigo’s “Out Of The Darkness” (19-30) are falling a lot. Meanwhile, with “For You” by Liam Payne and Rita Ora, there’s also a third re-entry at #38 due to the release of the ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ soundtrack. It’s also worth a mention to see Clean Bandit’s and Zara Larsson’s Year-End Charts 2017 number one “Symphony” leaving the charts after staying there for a very long time.

Hailee Steinfeld’s “Capital Letters” is the biggest climber while Lady Gaga’s “Joanne” is the biggest loser this week.

The lack of big new entries makes room for older releases to shine again, and so it happens that The Dark Element’s self-titled album rises back to the top this week for a fourth non-consecutive week at number one (4-1). It was also the most played album of the week, as it gathered over 100 plays for all of its songs, and it’s currently the second most played album of the year, only behind the obvious “Sign Of The Dragonhead” by Leaves’ Eyes, which is down 1-3 after four weeks on top.

The biggest competition for The Dark Element was one of two new entries. Danish singer-songwriter Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2013 with the song “Only Teardrops”, soon after her debut album with the same name came out and became a huge hit, as it’s currently certified with 2x Platinum. Apart from an acoustic EP, fans had to wait quite long for a new EP or a new album, but last week she was finally ready to release the mini album “History”, which enters the charts at #2. While the last soundtrack for ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ only reached #11 and left the charts after a single week, its follow-up soundtrack to ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ is having a much better start, as it’s the second new arrival of the week at #4. That’s not a big surprise though, as the soundtrack already spawned two Top10 hits with “For You” by Liam Payne & Rita Ora and “Capital Letters” by Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop.

The rest of the Top10: Rachel Platten’s “Waves” goes up 6-5, First Aid Kit’s “Ruins” is down 3-6, followed by Madison Beer’s “As She Pleases” (2-7), Justin Timberlake’s “Man Of The Woods” (5-8) and Halsey’s “hopeless fountain kingdom” (7-9). The tenth and final entry in the upper half is “Shine” by Anette Olzon, which returns 12-10 in its 115th charting week.

Camila Cabello’s “Camila” (8-11) and Meghan Patrick’s “Country Music Made Me Do It” (10-12) already proved to be successes, but they both leave the Top10 for the first time after four weeks. “Here Come The Runts” by Awolnation is also leaving the upper half, but with a much harsher drop following its debut a week ago (9-20). Last but not least, Rachel Platten is really riding on a big wave when it comes to success, and now her last album “Wildfire” is also making a little comeback at #15.

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» 15-02-18, 19:49

Thanks for coming by! And don’t worry, I don’t think it’s been a while… it’s been a much bigger while since I last commented on other charts I hope I can catch up soon!

I backtracked as i thought i'd posted only a couple of weeks ago only to realise i've not posted in this thread for over a month. Mind you i was preoccupied with helping my mum after her operation in early January so a lot of my time last month was spent helping out, so not as much time on here. At least things are back to normal now.

Originally Posted by Tansike

I’m not sure if you will enjoy that song because it’s the symphonic metal genre, so typical Tansike stuff But I’m excited to see the results soon.

Oh Well, you never know. I might like this just as long as there aren't any of those growling vocals. Also i'm planning on going through all the entries this weekend when i will have a bit more time. I don't mean to plug my entry here (of course i do ) but the official music video for my entry was released two days ago and its stunning. Even i wasn't prepared for such a beautiful looking video considering its a dance track.

Originally Posted by Tansike

It was an instant hit for me, though I’m already more over it than I first expected. It’s still better than “Switch” or “Mo Bounce”.

That wasn't difficult though!

Originally Posted by Tansike

Great news! That’s amazing… and it’s actually a similar case with me, as I also like it much more than I thought I would do, as it’s basically “Stay” 2.0 and I wasn’t blown away at first…

Yes, that's what initially put me off the fact it was a blatant attempt at recreating Stay. The music video has boosted the song which in turns has tugged at my affections.

Originally Posted by Tansike

Hopefully this will grow on you. I wasn’t a fan at first but with time I enjoyed this enough for that #13 debut, and last week it grew on me massively!

Well, anything is possible but i doubt Hailee will be returning to my chart this weekend. I've been enjoying many other songs all week although a few of them are already in my chart.

Originally Posted by Tansike

I’m already pretty much over it unfortunately…

Aww, but Kylie still got as high as #2 which is amazing. What is Kylie's most successful single in your chart?

Originally Posted by Tansike

Wow, what a nice surprise!!
How did you discover it? I’m part of a new game on UKMix (UKMixtape) and this was chosen from another member there so that’s how I discovered it and it’s so freaking catchy! I even like the Jimmy Fallon performance more than the studio version. So fun and easy to listen to. Not sure how big this will end up but so far it’s definitely a moderate hit.

Ahh that's so cool. I thought it might've been the JakeP effect. I didn't sign up to the UK Mixtape game as it started when i was still struggling to find time to come on UK Mix. It's still amazing to see Best friend impacted here. I've been aware of the song for a few weeks after seeing the song #1 in Benjamin's dance genre chart, but i never got round to checking out the song. Then the song was #1 on Belgium iTunes which got me interested so then i checked it out on YouTube and a week later it entered my chart. I love the song even more now hence its climb into my top 5.

Which brings me to this weeks highlights.

1 (2) One Bit & Noah Cyrus – My Way

I should revisit this one. I didn't really get into this when i first heard the track so perhaps with fresh ears it'll click.

3 (13) Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop – Capital Letters

Wow So this really has grown on you. Does this make Capital letters Hailee's highest peaking single in your chart?

5 (NEW) Marshmello & Anne-Marie – Friends

I've been listening to this track quite a few times this week so it's looking set for a decent chart entry for me this weekend. It's looking likely to be Anne-Marie's biggest hit since Rockabye, and the music video is coming tomorrow and it looks like it's gonna be great.

9 (NEW) Saara Aalto – Monsters

I can't believe a song of this standard is only part of Finland's selection process. This is the type of pop anthem the UK should be sending to eurovision. Needless to say Monsters is so much better than the SuRie song Storm that is going to represent the UK. :( I can't see the UK doing that well this year. No change there then.

Neither of these are even close to making my new top 20. Wild love is easily the better of the two but after one play i was unconvinced (and that lyric video made my head hurt ) then a second play didn't really change that. Whereas the Calvin Harris song is just pure disappointment. I'm unsure what he's trying to achieve making music like this, i just want Calvin to go to making "songs".

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» 17-02-18, 09:28

Originally Posted by heppolo

10 (NEW) Emmelie de Forest – History
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

Impressive debut.
I like the song, but feel like it could have been even better.

Thanks for commenting...
As for Emmelie's standards on my charts, it's surprisingly her lowest peaking track ever so far But i have to admit i enjoy this song more than i thought i would. But i totally get what you mean.

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» 17-02-18, 09:30

Originally Posted by JakeP

I backtracked as i thought i'd posted only a couple of weeks ago only to realise i've not posted in this thread for over a month. Mind you i was preoccupied with helping my mum after her operation in early January so a lot of my time last month was spent helping out, so not as much time on here. At least things are back to normal now.

Aww... i hope everything is fine now with your mom <3
Real life and especially things like these are always more important, so it's okay to step back a bit with UKMix during these times.

Originally Posted by JakeP

Oh Well, you never know. I might like this just as long as there aren't any of those growling vocals. Also i'm planning on going through all the entries this weekend when i will have a bit more time. I don't mean to plug my entry here (of course i do ) but the official music video for my entry was released two days ago and its stunning. Even i wasn't prepared for such a beautiful looking video considering its a dance track.

Hmmmmm.... We'll see! It obviously also depends on all other entries, and as if it's a strong month overall or not. I also plan to go through all entries later today. I'm excited, as i didn't take part last month or even the month before iirc. Excited for your entry... i'm always even more excited to hear the entires of members i really like on here (like yours or Mainshow)

Originally Posted by JakeP

Aww, but Kylie still got as high as #2 which is amazing. What is Kylie's most successful single in your chart?

That's "In My Arms", which debuted exactly ten years ago and had a really strong chartrun (9-5-5-6-3-5-7-10-10-Out). There was just a weekly Top10 then

Originally Posted by JakeP

Ahh that's so cool. I thought it might've been the JakeP effect. I didn't sign up to the UK Mixtape game as it started when i was still struggling to find time to come on UK Mix. It's still amazing to see Best friend impacted here. I've been aware of the song for a few weeks after seeing the song #1 in Benjamin's dance genre chart, but i never got round to checking out the song. Then the song was #1 on Belgium iTunes which got me interested so then i checked it out on YouTube and a week later it entered my chart. I love the song even more now hence its climb into my top 5.

Which brings me to this weeks highlights.

No, sadly not, not this time I read "Best Friend" was the song to the iPhone X ads so i thought this may have been the way how you discovered it. I also saw it's charting high in Belgium, but only after hearing it on the Game i mentioned. Sometimes it's really funny how people discover things, there are always so many ways...
Have you seen their performance on Jimmy Fallon? I love it!

Originally Posted by JakeP

1 (2) One Bit & Noah Cyrus – My Way

I should revisit this one. I didn't really get into this when i first heard the track so perhaps with fresh ears it'll click.

Hopefully! I would love this to be a hit on other personal charts as well It's obviously nothing new or innovative, but it's just so incredibly catchy. And i love me some Noah, she's having an amazing run for me.

Originally Posted by JakeP

3 (13) Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop – Capital Letters

Wow So this really has grown on you. Does this make Capital letters Hailee's highest peaking single in your chart?

It really did! Hopefully the same happens with you Yes, it does... previously, "Let Me Go" was her highest peaking single with a #4 peak.

Originally Posted by JakeP

5 (NEW) Marshmello & Anne-Marie – Friends

I've been listening to this track quite a few times this week so it's looking set for a decent chart entry for me this weekend. It's looking likely to be Anne-Marie's biggest hit since Rockabye, and the music video is coming tomorrow and it looks like it's gonna be great.
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What an amazing trailer Thanks for posting! Need to watch the official video as soon as possible!
This is also her biggest hit since "Rockabye" on my charts, though she already collected some other great hits with "Ciao Adios" or "Then" here. She really has a lot of potential and i hope she releases a debut album (or at least EP) soon.

Originally Posted by JakeP

9 (NEW) Saara Aalto – Monsters

I can't believe a song of this standard is only part of Finland's selection process. This is the type of pop anthem the UK should be sending to eurovision. Needless to say Monsters is so much better than the SuRie song Storm that is going to represent the UK. :( I can't see the UK doing that well this year. No change there then.

I know!! This is amazing and could do wonders on the contest. The second song called "Domino" is out now and it's also not bad, though "Monsters" still is much better. So fingers crossed they pick this as their entry this year. Saara will slay that stage I haven't heard the UK entry so far so i can't judge that one yet...

Neither of these are even close to making my new top 20. Wild love is easily the better of the two but after one play i was unconvinced (and that lyric video made my head hurt ) then a second play didn't really change that. Whereas the Calvin Harris song is just pure disappointment. I'm unsure what he's trying to achieve making music like this, i just want Calvin to go to making "songs".

To be honest both of them are likely to already leave the charts next week as i keep on skipping them. While it was nice to get new tracks by both of the artists, i really also expected something better by both of them.